⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 39
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 40 from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 18-9 off them
- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 16
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:44 · OKC 49-56 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:37 · OKC 75-72 DEN
- Steal
Aleksej Pokusevski stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 1:19 · OKC 120-118 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aleksej Pokusevski misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · OKC 119-118 DEN
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
OT 0:40 · OKC 122-127 DEN
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:13 · OKC 125-129 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:13 · OKC 2-11 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 11:31 · OKC 99-95 DEN
- Ties it
Aaron Gordon hit a dunk, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:47 · OKC 120-120 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:19 · OKC 120-118 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
OT 1:03 · OKC 122-127 DEN
- Turnover
Bruce Brown lost ball turnover
OT 0:36 · OKC 122-127 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
